When Jon Lester signed a six-year, $155 million deal with the Chicago Cubs this past offseason, it came with extremely high expectations. Through his first two starts in a Cubs uniform, he hasn't quite lived up to the lucrative deal.
Lester is 0-1 with a 7.84 ERA after two starts. Through those two outings, he has allowed nine runs on 18 hits in just 10.1 innings of work.
After his team rallied late Monday night to save him from starting the year 0-2, Lester sent out this tweet:
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Great team win last night! The bats really picked me up! No excuses here, I have to be better. I will be better. #SolerPower #LetsGo #NVRQT
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2015-04-14T17:36:19+0000" title="Time posted: 14 Apr 2015, 17:36:19 (UTC)">1:36 PM - 14 Apr 2015
</time>That led to a variety of responses, some supportive and some negative, directed at Lester. So, like he did when he left the Boston Red Sox this past winter, Lester responded to the tweets.
Here's how Lester handled the haters:
Sam Sciascia @SamSciascia
@JLester34 my son's little league team can run on u all day. Next time underhand the ball it might work better for u. Typical cub!
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@SamSciascia Thanks for the advice Sam, I'll give it shot, didn't know trolls had kids.
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2015-04-14T18:10:36+0000" title="Time posted: 14 Apr 2015, 18:10:36 (UTC)">2:10 PM - 14 Apr 2015</time>
Ryan Bowen @ryanbowen10 @JLester34 your a bum and nothing without #RedSoxNation
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@ryanbowen10 Ryan, its "you are" or "you're" say it with me...
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2015-04-14T18:13:46+0000" title="Time posted: 14 Apr 2015, 18:13:46 (UTC)">2:13 PM - 14 Apr 2015</time>
However, the left-hander got a taste of his own medicine (in a friendly manner) and had to give one tweeter credit:
Ken Harrelson @HawksiPad @JLester34 @ryanbowen10 "it's" not "its"
Lester is 0-1 with a 7.84 ERA after two starts. Through those two outings, he has allowed nine runs on 18 hits in just 10.1 innings of work.
After his team rallied late Monday night to save him from starting the year 0-2, Lester sent out this tweet:
Jon Lester ✔ @JLester34 Follow
Great team win last night! The bats really picked me up! No excuses here, I have to be better. I will be better. #SolerPower #LetsGo #NVRQT
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2015-04-14T17:36:19+0000" title="Time posted: 14 Apr 2015, 17:36:19 (UTC)">1:36 PM - 14 Apr 2015
</time>That led to a variety of responses, some supportive and some negative, directed at Lester. So, like he did when he left the Boston Red Sox this past winter, Lester responded to the tweets.
Here's how Lester handled the haters:
Sam Sciascia @SamSciascia
@JLester34 my son's little league team can run on u all day. Next time underhand the ball it might work better for u. Typical cub!
Jon Lester ✔ @JLester34 Follow
@SamSciascia Thanks for the advice Sam, I'll give it shot, didn't know trolls had kids.
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2015-04-14T18:10:36+0000" title="Time posted: 14 Apr 2015, 18:10:36 (UTC)">2:10 PM - 14 Apr 2015</time>
Jon Lester ✔ @JLester34 Follow
@ryanbowen10 Ryan, its "you are" or "you're" say it with me...
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2015-04-14T18:13:46+0000" title="Time posted: 14 Apr 2015, 18:13:46 (UTC)">2:13 PM - 14 Apr 2015</time>
However, the left-hander got a taste of his own medicine (in a friendly manner) and had to give one tweeter credit:
Ken Harrelson @HawksiPad @JLester34 @ryanbowen10 "it's" not "its"
